Bald Eagle State Forest
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Bald Eagle State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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Location: | Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties, PA, USA |
Nearest city: | State College, Pennsylvania |
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Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Bald Eagle State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #7. The main office is located in Laurelton in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The forest is found in Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties. Bald Eagle shares a common border on its western extent with Rothrock State Forest and on its northern extent with Tiadaghton State Forest.
Four Pennsylvania State Parks are contained within the forest: Poe Valley, Poe Paddy, R. B. Winter, Reeds Gap, as well as the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area.
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[edit] Events
Various events are held in Bald Eagle each year including the Wilderness 101, a 101 mile mountain bike race.
[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts
- Tiadaghton State Forest (north)
- Weiser State Forest (east)
- Tuscarora State Forest (south)
- Rothrock State Forest (southwest)
- Sproul State Forest (northwest)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Bald Eagle State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
- State Forest Districts. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment